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Closed source vendors hijack the term "open"
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| The ultimate irony? What is really posted on
| GitHub, at least as far as 15 minutes of
| searching would reveal, is not even the API
| itself, but merely a wrapper written Ruby for
| the API.
|
| Open source? NOT.
|
| The second instance of attempted-open-source-
| by-association was for a new
| software/hardware/storage bundle I can't tell
| you about until Monday. On Monday, a vendor
| will be introducing what it says is the first
| "open" product for <ok, I can't tell you that
| yet>. The vendor has determined that its new
| product is "open" because it will be
| publishing an API.
|
| Open source? NOT.
|
| Open? Well, let me just note that Windows has
| had an API for decades (it is an operating
| system after all). After so many rounds with
| antitrust litigation in both in the U.S. and
| in Europe, I doubt anyone would call it open.
|
| Can a software product that publishes its API
| legitimately claim that it is open?
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/60184
Why is Jive bad-mouthing Drupal and Liferay?
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| In a somewhat Quixotic quest, Jive Software
| has been showcasing a white paper titled
| "Jive vs. Open Source" (PDF), with a page
| devoted to what it claims are the negatives
| of Drupal and Liferay.
|
| On one hand, as CMS Watch argues, it's
| Marketing 101 to accentuate one's positives
| while highlighting the competition's
| weaknesses.
|
| But by choosing to focus on open source, in
| general, and Drupal, in particular, Jive has
| effectively taken out a billboard
| advertisement that essentially proclaims:
| "We're really worried about Drupal. It's a
| big-time threat to our business."
|
| [...]
|
| Jive doesn't have the heft of Microsoft, but
| perhaps it's taking a page from the same
| marketing handbook.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-20002686-16.html
Related:
Are SugarCRM, Socialtext, Zimbra, Scalix and others abusing the term "open
source?"
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| The next time you see the phrase "open source" used in association with
| some software, be advised that you'll need to take that claim with a
| grain of salt.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=3430&tag=nl.e589
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